Last year, the Philippine national youth basketball watched closely as their senior counterparts, Gilas Pilipinas, earned qualification to the world level after a silver medal finish in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships in Manila.

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The Batang Gilas squad used that historic performance as inspiration for their campaign in the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship, where they booked their own berth to the world championships. Continue reading at Sports5